The closing date is 28 July 2026.
Job summaryThis is an excellent opportunity to join the Homerton School Nursing Service to progress and develop your leadership skills while strengthening your public health knowledge and skills in this specialist area all within a highly successful Trust. This post is only for candidates who are qualified school nurses who has undertaken training to be a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse: School Nurse
We are seeking Band 6 Specialist Community Public Health School Nurses, highly motivated, enthusiastic, innovative, and forward-thinking with a strong public health focus.
You must be fully committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our diverse population which is in the heart of London Borough of Hackney and the City of London. If you want to be part of our dynamic school nursing team, then this post is for you.
The post is school, and community based, at various sites as required by the needs of the service. We cover primary, secondary, special schools and Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), across a wide area with diverse needs to deliver the healthy child programme 5-19 (25 SEND).
You must have SCPHN - School Nursing qualification and with current NMC registration.
Main duties of the job- Delivering the Healthy Child Programme across the allocated schools, prioritising the specific health needs of individual children and young people where required
- Ensure all service delivery and practice undertaken with children and young people takes account of their disability, diversity and religious customs.
- Use evidence-based programmes to improve outcomes for children and young people in school and those who are home schooled.
- Plan, develop, implement and evaluate health improvement programmes that take place within the school setting or the community
- Initiative outreach clinics to enable parents and carers to access additional support and advice for their children
- Contribute to developing and or reviewing Standard Operating Procedures that facilitate good practice, and implementing these in all relevant aspects of practice and service provision
- Contribute and respond to public health guidance and health promotion needs as well as new ways of meeting population health needs
- Encourage service users to engage in health promotion and public health messages and enable them to provide appropriate lived experience to support the programmes
- Contribute and engage in effective ways of service delivery including the development and use of pathways that enable seamless service provision for service users
About usHomerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job responsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Current NMC registration
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse
- Mentorship training
DesirableTrust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other RequirementsEssential- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
AbilitiesEssential- Prioritising and managing conflicting priorities
- Work efficiently and effectively
- Teaching and assessing
- Delegation
- Flexible working
DesirablePerson SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Current NMC registration
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse
- Mentorship training
DesirableTrust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other RequirementsEssential- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
AbilitiesEssential- Prioritising and managing conflicting priorities
- Work efficiently and effectively
- Teaching and assessing
- Delegation
- Flexible working
DesirableDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
